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Mobile Suit Gundam Zeonic Front with Scott Wachter (Recap From Mercury)

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Attention all Gundam fanatics and mech maniacs! Today we’re blasting off into the cosmos with Mobile Suit Gundam Zeonic Front for the PlayStation 2!

Joining us is none other than Scott Wachter from the wildly popular podcast The Recap From Mercury. Scott’s expertise lies in overanalyzing obtuse science fiction plots, so he’s the perfect wingman to navigate the tangled narrative threads of the One Year War.

Will the valiant Federation pilots emerge victorious against the dastardly Zeon forces? Can any of us mere mortals comprehend the sheer scale of these titanic mech battles? And is Scott prepared to have his mind blown by the sheer excess of beam spam?

Strap in tight and get ready for rocket-powered robot rampage as we go full psyco gundam on Zeonic Front! The battlefield drama awaits…just try not to get caught in the crossfire. Over and out, soldiers!

Learn such things as:

  • Is everyone in the wrong uniform really a bad guy?
  • How can a simple TV programming snafu change the course of a generation?
  • Do we need more games where you play as the villains?
  • And so much more!

You can find Scott on Twitter @fs_wachter, Bluesky @fs-scott.bsky.social, and on his own Gundam specific podcast The Recap From Mercury.

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A big thanks to Film Rage and Bring Your Own Mech for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Best Day, who controls his Mechs with an Atari Jaguar controller.

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